TY 2014 Form 990 Schedule O

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2014

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Friendship House Association of American
Indians Inc

Employer identification number

23-7097915

Return Reference	Explanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	Board members received draft for review. Management staff was available for questions. Board approved the Form 990 for submission at the Board meeting on March 5, 2016
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	Board members sign-off on conflict of interest statement. In addition, board members attend an annual board retreat which provides an annual training, conducted by an attorney who advises the board about its Duty of Loyalty, which includes information about having, knowing and updating the written conflict of interest policy, saying no to loans between officers and directors and, the organization and corporate opportunity rule-that directors cannot divert opportunities from the organization to themselves or others for their gain.Annually, the organization updates its records to include The Duty of Loyalty (Cal.Corp. Code Section 5231(b)), and Meeting the Duty of Loyalty during each fiscal period.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	Friendship Houses uses nonprofit wage and salary survey data for the SF Bay Area to review upper management wages from time to time to insure wages are within a reasonable range for the size of the organization, location of the organization, and type of organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	Friendship Houses uses nonprofit wage and salary survey data for the SF Bay Area to review upper management wages from time to time to insure wages are within a reasonable range for the size of the organization, location of the organization, and type of organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	The governing documents, various policies and financial statements are kept in the administrative office and are available upon request.

Return Reference

Explanation

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process

Board members received draft for review. Management staff was available for questions. Board approved the Form 990 for submission at the Board meeting on March 5, 2016

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

Board members sign-off on conflict of interest statement. In addition, board members attend an annual board retreat which provides an annual training, conducted by an attorney who advises the board about its Duty of Loyalty, which includes information about having, knowing and updating the written conflict of interest policy, saying no to loans between officers and directors and, the organization and corporate opportunity rule-that directors cannot divert opportunities from the organization to themselves or others for their gain.Annually, the organization updates its records to include The Duty of Loyalty (Cal.Corp. Code Section 5231(b)), and Meeting the Duty of Loyalty during each fiscal period.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

Friendship Houses uses nonprofit wage and salary survey data for the SF Bay Area to review upper management wages from time to time to insure wages are within a reasonable range for the size of the organization, location of the organization, and type of organization.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

The governing documents, various policies and financial statements are kept in the administrative office and are available upon request.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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